Swimming Pools & Paddling Pools

A very popular paddling pool situated between Kingsway in Hove and Hove seafront.  It is situated adjacent to Hove's two lagoons, an enclosed play area and a skate park.

There is also a café, toilets and a nearby pitch and putt.

The King Alfred is situated in Kingsway, Hove.  It can be reached by car or bus (nos 1, 6, 20, 49 all stop nearby; Stagecoach 700, 702).  There is a car park next to the pool as well as on street parking, for which a ticket must be purchased.

There are two pools, one of which is reserved for teaching and children's parties.  There is a very family friendly beach-style approach at one end of the pool which also has a slide.

Lessons are available

A paddling pool and play area with sand situated on the west side of the West Pier, between Kingsway and the sea.  A superb play facility for kids.  It does get very busy in the summer.

Nearby café and toilets.

Opening times: 10am to 7pm in summer months.

Lewes Leisure Centre has two pools, one of which is a small family pool and is warmer than the other.  The centre offers special family fun sessions with large floats, on Saturdays and Sundays between 3 and 5pm. 

Lessons are available.

This is a leisure centre offering many activities.  Known also as "The Triangle" the swimming pool complex offers indoor pools, outdoor pool, flumes, watersprays, waterfalls and rapids.

This large open air swimming pool is the only one of its kind a few miles from Brighton.  Please adhere to the pool's regulations for young swimmers, which states that the ratios for adult supervision for children are: one adult per two children aged 3 and under, and three children aged 4 to 7 per one adult.

The Prince Regent is in central Brighton and is easy to get to by bus.  There is a car park but it can get full at busy times.  The complex has four pools and a water slide.  The teaching pool is warmer and has a small slide for younger children.  The teaching pool is open specifically for families with children under 8 on weekdays from 12 to 1.30pm and 2.30 to 4pm.  There is another small pool which is open from 10.30am to 8pm weekdays. 

Lessons are available. 

Retro style 1930s lido popular in the summer months. 

Perhaps a bit more tucked away than the other paddling pools, Saunders Park is situated on the Lewes Road just to the north of Sainsburys and the gyratory road system.  There is also a playground.

Situated in Kemp Town this is a small pool, which offers family sessions as well as  swimming lessons.  Parties can be booked on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 til 2pm.

A short walk from London Road in Brighton, next to Lewes Road, close to St Peter's Church and the open market.  The paddling pool is open in the summer months.

There is also a playground, café, toilets and skate park.